Having big players and hence enough potential, playing good football and storming lower clubs – this is what big teams do to achieve ultimately success in major competitions.

Manchester United won the Champions League’s trophy in dramatic fashion to stamp their Red supremacy in Europe last season, in a competition where English clubs proved their worth against the likes of Inter Milan, Barcelona, Shalke 04 or Lyon.

But at what cost? At the price of unpaid borrowed money!

Yes, big clubs may inject an indescribable amount of passion, of emotion and of dynamism into the world’s biggest club competition – the UEFA Champions League. However, football is not only about matters going on the pitch. There is more to soccer than what happens on the ground. The economic crisis in football will certainly ruin the game.

It is now understood, following the enormous financial crisis, that clubs who have debts will be automatically excluded from European competitions. Manchester United is one of those currently facing huge economic problems.

In order to promote justice in terms of finance, and fair play, UEFA will soon make new regulation in which the UEFA Pro license will have very strict requirements. These include the fact that clubs with enormous debts will not be able to match the informations required.

Manchester United is in trouble, and needs help from anywhere.

How could it be that the defending champions are out because of financial issues?

Written by: Angela Asante